Travelers Rest police officers called to the Walmart on Highway 25 to assist police. The location is near the CVS and Walgreens, which were also affected by the standoff.

Travelers Rest Police Chief Lance Crowe said at about 1:30 p.m., a caller reported a man with two guns near the store who was threatening to harm himself.

Crowe said when officers arrived, they confirmed the man had two weapons. He said the man was also demanding to speak to a woman.

Jessica Ross told News 4's Myra Ruiz that she was the woman to whom he wanted to speak. Ross said he was upset over their final break-up.

"He called me and told me that he was getting his gun from the pawn shop and he was coming to South Carolina to give me a chance to see him before he killed himself," Ross said.

Family members identified the man as Bobby Taylor, 50, of Candler, N.C.

Taylor’s brother, Jeff Taylor, said, "He just needs a lot of help, a lot of prayers, because he was crazy over this girl and he thought that if he couldn't have her, there's nobody else for him."

The Greenville County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was at the scene.

During the negotiation process, Ross said she spoke to Taylor via cellphone while officers were present.

"I was really scared. I kept thinking at any moment he was going to just say good- bye or something and then shoot himself because he kept acting like he was ready to," Ross said. "I kept thinking anything I said was going to be wrong."

Ross said Taylor eventually calmed down after speaking to negotiators.

"He told them that he was going to put the gun down and put his knife down," Ross said.

The Sheriff's Office said Taylor surrendered. Just after 3:30 p.m., officers could be seen putting handcuffs on the man who was taken into custody without incident.

"We always want to see a peaceful resolution to any situation," Crowe said. "No one is harmed -- not the suspect, not the officers, not bystanders."

Crowe released a statement that said Taylor was taken to Greenville Memorial for a mental evaluation. Police said he had no prior criminal record. Charges are pending in this case.

During the standoff, police had asked Sky4 to move away from the scene since it might agitate Taylor, so the chopper stayed a few miles from the location.

Deputies helped divert traffic away from the scene by closing down Little Texas and State Park roads.

There was a sign on the Walmart door saying that the building was in lockdown. The nearby CVS and Walgreens were also locked down. A CVS employee told News 4 that no customers were allowed in or out of the store starting at 2 p.m.

At about 3:45 p.m., customers who had been kept inside were seen streaming out of the doors of the Walmart.

When asked how his brother was feeling, Jeff Taylor said, "Right now, hate, hurt, anger -- just about everything you can think of is going through his mind. And when you get in that state of mind, sometimes you’re not willing to listen to reason or anyone else.”

"I really just want him to get to where he feels better -- where he can be happy with himself and not be dependent on somebody else to be happy," Ross said. "You can't love somebody and not care about them anymore."

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